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  • One Fighter Pilot’S War

    de John W. Walcott ...
    Author John W. Walcott was a citizen soldier who went through rigorous training in order to escort bombers in a P-51 Mustang fighter during World War II.In One Fighter Pilots War, he recalls that journey in vivid detail, offering an insiders view of the military system of the time, painting a fascinating portrait of his colorful fellow cadets and the skilled instructors who delivered highly ... Leer más

    $3.99 USD

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  • An Ace of the Eighth

    An American Fighter Pilot's Air War in Europe

    de Norman "Bud" Fortier ...
    FOR A FIGHTER PILOT IN THE MIGHTY EIGHTH, DEATH WAS ALWAYS A HEARTBEAT AWAY.When the skies of Europe blazed with the fiercest air battles in history, fighter pilots like Norman “Bud” Fortier were in the thick of it, flying four hundred miles an hour at thirty thousand feet, dodging flak and dueling with Nazi aces. In their role as “escorts” to Flying Fortresses and Liberators, the fighter ... Leer más

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  • Woodbine Red Leader

    A P-51 Mustang Ace in the Mediterranean Theater

    de George Loving ...
    A COMBAT ACE’S ACCOUNT OF PILOTING THE GREATEST SINGLE-SEAT FIGHTER IN WORLD WAR IIWorld War II marked the end of an era; fighter pilots still flew by the seat of their pants, and George Loving recaptures the exhilarating world of aerial combat in all its stark terror and fiery glory. His first fighter was the famed Spitfire, hero of the Battle of Britain. By 1943, however, it was obsolescent and ... Leer más

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  • Desert Hawk

    The True Story of Stocky Edwards, World War II Flying Ace

    de Barbara Hehner ...
    The Desert Hawk is the story of James F. "Stocky" Edwards, one of Canada’s greatest WWII air aces, a fighter pilot who earned his nickname not because of his build, but because he would stand up to anything. A Saskatchewan farm boy whose bird-shooting skills would serve him well later in battle, he joined the RCAF and at 20 years old was leading the 260 Squadron over more senior officers. Edwards ... Leer más

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  • Hue 1968

    A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam

    de Mark Bowden ...
    The author of Black Hawk Down vividly recounts a pivotal Vietnam War battle in this New York Times bestseller: "An extraordinary feat of journalism". —Karl Marlantes, Wall Street JournalIn Hue 1968, Mark Bowden presents a detailed, day-by-day reconstruction of the most critical battle of the Tet Offensive. In the early hours of January 31, 1968, the North Vietnamese launched attacks across South ... Leer más

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  • Life and Death in the Central Highlands: An American Sergeant in the Vietnam War 1968-1970

    de James T. Gillam ...
    In 1968 James T. Gillam left college and was drafted into the Army. Within a month he transformed from an uncertain sergeantwho tried to avoid combatto an aggressive soldier killing his first enemy and planning and executing successful ambushes in the jungle. Gillam was a regular point man and occasional tunnel rat who fought below ground an arena that few people knew about until after the war ... Leer más

    $16.99 USD

  • The Wild Blue

    The Men and Boys Who Flew the B-24s Over Germany 1944-1945

    de Stephen E. Ambrose ...
    Stephen E. Ambrose, acclaimed author of Band of Brothers and Undaunted Courage, carries us into the skies of World War II aviation, flying aboard the crowded and dangerous B-24 bombers as their crews fought to destroy the German war machine and secured Allied victory.The young men who flew the B-24s over Germany in World War II fought against horrific odds, and, in The Wild Blue, Ambrose recounts ... Leer más

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  • Swift, Silent and Deadly: Recon Marines in Vietnam

    de Michael J. Schneider ...
    Imagine being one of a 7-man team in the middle of a jungle where any person you might encounter will try to kill you. This is enemy territory, inhabited by an unknown number of enemy combatants. You might encounter 1 or 2 of the Viet Cong or North Vietnamese Army or just as easily 50 or more. In addition, there is the danger of man-eating tigers and poisonous snakes! Your mission is to find the ... Leer más

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  • The Bomber Boys

    Heroes Who Flew the B-17s in World War II

    de Travis L. Ayres ...
    True tales of heroism and the men who fought and died in the skies of World War II Europe.In World War II, there were all too many ways for a fighting man to die. But no theater of operations offered more fatal choices than the skies above Nazi-occupied Europe. Inside of a B-17 Bomber, thousands of feet above the earth, death was always a moment away. From the hellish storms of enemy flak and ... Leer más

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  • Last Stand at Khe Sanh

    The U.S. Marines' Finest Hour in Vietnam

    de Gregg Jones ...
    "Well-written and superbly researched. . . . Much of this engrossing book is devoted to individual Marines and their actions amid horrific combat." — The Dallas Morning NewsIn a remote mountain stronghold in 1968, six thousand US Marines awoke one January morning to find themselves surrounded by twenty,zero enemy troops. Their only road to the coast was cut, and bad weather and enemy fire ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • The True Story of Catch-22

    The Real Men and Missions of Joseph Heller's 340th Bomb Group in World War II

    de Patricia Chapman Meder ...
    The real-life companion to the literary classic—written and illustrated by the daughter of the 340th Bomb Group's commander, Catch-22's Col. Cathcart.After the publication of his bestselling novel Catch-22, Joseph Heller usually chose to deny that any of his richly drawn characters were based on his actual war mates. However, to those who served with Heller in the 340th Bomb Group, the novel's ... Leer más

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  • Letters from Vietnam

    Voices of War

    de Bill Adler ...
    “No heroes, everyone did their part, and everyone was scared to death.”They are the words of soldier Mark W. Harms in 1968, summing up his combat experience during the Vietnam War. His stunning letter home is just one of hundreds featured in this unforgettable collection, Letters from Vietnam. In these affecting pages are the unadorned voices of men and women who fought–and, in some cases, fell–in ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD